‘Transformers’ may need more time at M-52 location

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Jul 13, 2013 at 3:00 PM

By Daily Telegram staff

The “Transformers 4” movie crew may not be done yet with its M-52 scene.

Paramount Pictures officials said they may have to come back to the section of M-52 that was closed early this week for filming a scene of the latest “Transformers” movie, said Lenawee County Road Commission Managing Director Scott Merillat.

A two-mile section of M-52 between Weston and Mulberry roads was closed on Monday and Tuesday for the movie crew’s work. The closing was rescheduled from the last week of June when daily rain storms allowed only one day of movie work on June 28.

Merillat said Paramount officials told him they expected to be done on Tuesday, but came back Wednesday and Thursday to so some filming with a police escort rather than closing M-52. On Thursday, he said, he was told more filming may be done later this month but probably not next week.

Merillat said he visited the movie set on Monday. He recognized one actor, he said.

“Just Mark Wahlberg. He was out there the day I was out there,” Merillat said.

A traffic detour the road commission allowed on county roads worked well on the days M-52 was closed, Merillat said.

“No parking” signs put up on Weston Road near M-52 prevented problems that occurred in June when movie fans disrupted the traffic flow while stopping to try to get a look at the movie action.

The “no parking” signs will be left in place until Paramount confirms it is finished working on M-52, he said.